JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Dec. 15

By Victoria Gomelsky | December 12, 2024

Hello, holiday rush! If you or your clients are still searching for the perfect jewelry-inspired gift, but you have zero downtime this week, we have the solution: Pick up one of 2024’s jewelry-centric (and ready-to-ship) book releases. Some are of the coffee table variety and make a visually beautiful splash; others are page-turners (yes, really) or business-improvement must-reads. And honestly, we wouldn’t blame you for holding on to one of them to enjoy when you come up for air (and regifting it in the new year!).

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Ray Griffiths: The Works

Ray Griffiths The Works In Ray Griffiths: The Works, the Australia-born jeweler, who’s known for his trademarked Crownwork technique, dishes on his love of craftsmanship, colored stones, and custom designs. As JCK contributor Karen Dybis writes in her story on the new book, Griffiths sees his overall approach to creating jewelry as having an enduring impact, so he sought to document it—and, of course, show off a bit.

Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers

Yurman book In the new monograph Sybil and David Yurman: Artists and Jewelers, the couple share the story of how they built their iconic brand from a small NYC artists’ atelier into a global powerhouse. Brimming with more than 400 images—including original artwork, never-before-seen archival materials, personal anecdotes, and photos—the gorgeously packaged tome reads like an intimate biography of the David Yurman brand’s founders.

High Trust Worth: The New Currency of Business Is Not Money, It’s Trust

High Trust Worth book cover

Milton Pedraza, founder and CEO of the Luxury Institute, has co-authored a book with Erica Wertheim Zohar that emphasizes the importance of cultivating trust, especially in the fine jewelry world. High Trust Worth includes research findings, stories, and advice on measuring and building trust, and illuminates the five elements of trust that Pedraza and Zohar pinpointed after asking wealthy consumers what they seek in an adviser and interviewing luxury professionals across dozens of categories about what they do to build relationships.

If Jewels Could Talk: Seven Secret Histories

If Jewels Could Talk cover After 20 years of covering jewelry for British Vogue, Carol Woolton has focused her vast knowledge about the world of jewels on what she describes as “the seven adornments we’ve worn from antiquity”: hoops, rings, beads, charms, brooches, cuffs, and head ornaments. She spoke with JCK contributor Annie Davidson Watson about the surprising jewelry history she delves into in the book.

Jewelry’s Shining Stars: The Next Generation: 45 Visionary Women Designers

Bernstein Shining Stars Author and vintage jewelry expert Beth Bernstein, one of the industry’s most respected editorial voices and authorities, previously wrote a primer on jewelry history, but her latest book, Jewelry’s Shining Stars, looks at the future of the industry. What does that look like? Bernstein sees a landscape that places women designers at the forefront, as JCK contributor Amy Elliott wrote.